Dear Grant,

Remember when we first met? We were both kids, but it was one of those few instances when the stars cross and everything aligns just so. One of those few instances in life when you meet someone for the first time and find that there’s already a bond between you both, one that as you both grow up together will only become stronger and more tightly coiled, one that will be threatened with different relationships, ideas, words left unspoken and words spoken aloud, but one that will always remain. Some bonds never break, and ours is one of those lucky ones.

You have always been a safe place. Just a bear hug away from comfort and protection, a note away from reassurance, a glance and a smile across the room and away from loneliness.

We'll always be two high school kids passing notes in between classes, making mixed CD's, and speaking in code. My fondness and my love for you will forever remain rooted in the uniqueness and specialness of our relationship.

Thank you and I love you.